Time Passages
This time of the year invariably causes me to reflect. Summer’s lease has passed and the chill portent of autumn cools the early mornings while […]
Month: August 2012
Silly Question, Easy Answer
The Question. These days, every educationalist from Michael Gove down is a fan of the dreaded blazer/tie combo. Exactly how do they really think they’re […]
Orwell Had it Sorted
Apparently, those lazy Welsh don’t do enough exercise and ministers are being urged to do something about it. Well, of course, there is always the […]
The New Smoking
Being a vegetarian can carry with it an oppressive aura of smugness, as each day being a carnivore gets a bit more like smoking [Eeek! […]
And Hot on the Heels…
…of Peter Beaumont’s pathetic little whinge about online discourse, we get another from a poor, delicate little journo who doesn’t like pseudonymity online. Yet take a […]
Actually, No
He wrote: “I urged no such thing. I intended no such thing. But sufficient numbers believe I did, and in cases of widespread misapprehension of […]
Cancer Scare of the Day
Another day, another scare based upon logical fallacy posing as research. Just one alcoholic drink a day may increase the risk of cancer, according to […]
Starting, Stopping and Thoughts on the Hendon Shuffle
Stonyground asked the question: What do you teach learner riders regarding putting their feet on their footrests? The reason that I ask is that I […]
That’s Precisely What it is
A war on the motorist. The war on the motorist is a myth and fuel taxes should be raised without delay, a left of centre […]
Door to Door
“I’m not selling you anything”. Yes, you are, you are selling double glazing. “I’m just handing out leaflets.” Yes, leaflets about double glazing. “I see […]